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Ubuntu 16.04 — amd64-microcode — multiple vulnerabilities (4 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 16.04

Ubuntu 16.04 — amd64-microcode — multiple vulnerabilities (4 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 1 April 2024 Affected versions: Ubuntu 16.04 (xenial) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7077-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2023-31315 CVE-2023-20569 CVE-2023-20593 CVE-2017-5715 Upstream summary: Enrique Nissim and Krzysztof Okupski discovered that some AMD processors did not properly restrict access to the System Management Mode (SMM) […]

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NetBSD 9.4 — rdesktop — multiple vulnerabilities (19 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on NetBSD 9.4

NetBSD 9.4 — rdesktop — multiple vulnerabilities (19 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: NetBSD 9.4 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: pkgsrc audit-packages entry Related CVEs: CVE-2018-8793 CVE-2018-8795 CVE-2018-8797 CVE-2018-8800 CVE-2018-20179 CVE-2018-20180 CVE-2018-20181 CVE-2018-20182  +11 more Upstream summary: pkgsrc audit-packages flagged rdesktop<1.5.0nb4 for vulnerability class 'remote-code-execution'. Reference: http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=696 Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment […]

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Ubuntu 14.04 — open-vm-tools — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 14.04

Ubuntu 14.04 — open-vm-tools — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 1 April 2024 Affected versions: Ubuntu 14.04 (trusty) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7714-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2023-34059 CVE-2014-4199 Upstream summary: Matthias Gerstner discovered that Open VM Tools incorrectly handled file descriptors when dropping privileges. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to […]

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SLES 15 — python2-gevent — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on SLES 15

SLES 15 — python2-gevent — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 1 April 2024 Affected versions: SLES 15 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: SUSE advisory RHSA-2024:8834 (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2023-41419 Upstream summary: An issue in Gevent before version 23.9.0 allows a remote attacker to escalate privileges via a crafted script to the WSGIServer component. […]

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NetBSD 9.4 — python24-pth — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on NetBSD 9.4

NetBSD 9.4 — python24-pth — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: NetBSD 9.4 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: pkgsrc audit-packages entry Upstream summary: pkgsrc audit-packages flagged python24-pth<2.4nb4 for vulnerability class 'remote-code-execution'. Reference: http://www.python.org/security/PSF-2005-001/ Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause Analysis Quick Triage Step-by-Step Diagnosis Solution – Primary […]

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NetBSD 9.4 — nano — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on NetBSD 9.4

NetBSD 9.4 — nano — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: NetBSD 9.4 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: pkgsrc audit-packages entry Related CVEs: CVE-2010-1160 CVE-2010-1161 Upstream summary: pkgsrc audit-packages flagged nano<2.2.4 for vulnerability class 'privilege-escalation'. Reference: https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2010-1160 Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause Analysis Quick Triage Step-by-Step […]

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FreeBSD 14 — ca_root_nss — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 14

FreeBSD 14 — ca_root_nss — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 1 April 2024 Affected versions: FreeBSD 14 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: mozilla — multiple vulnerabilities Related CVEs: CVE-2012-5829 CVE-2013-0743 CVE-2013-0744 CVE-2013-0745 CVE-2013-0746 CVE-2013-0747 CVE-2013-0748 CVE-2013-0749  +12 more Upstream summary: The Mozilla Project reports: MFSA 2013-01 Miscellaneous memory safety hazards (rv:18.0/ rv:10.0.12 […]

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NetBSD 10.0 — raptor — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on NetBSD 10.0

NetBSD 10.0 — raptor — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: NetBSD 10.0 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: pkgsrc audit-packages entry Related CVEs: CVE-2012-0037 CVE-2017-18926 CVE-2020-25713 Upstream summary: pkgsrc audit-packages flagged raptor-[0-9]* for vulnerability class 'sensitive-information-exposure'. Reference: https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2012-0037 Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause Analysis Quick Triage […]

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NetBSD 10.0 — nikto — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on NetBSD 10.0

NetBSD 10.0 — nikto — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: NetBSD 10.0 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: pkgsrc audit-packages entry Related CVEs: CVE-2018-11652 Upstream summary: pkgsrc audit-packages flagged nikto<1.35nb1 for vulnerability class 'cross-site-scripting'. Reference: http://secunia.com/advisories/16669/ Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause Analysis Quick Triage Step-by-Step Diagnosis […]

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